j.scott.gwin
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Ubuntu-Arizona LoCo Team - The Hottest LoCo on Earth!
Contact Information
Name:
J. Scott Gwin
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IRC: #ubuntu-us-az
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About
Hello all,
I go by Scott and don't use the leading J in day to day conversation. I'm a 48 year old computer enthusiast. Being raised in a military family and living all around the world taught me a few things; be disciplined, be ready for things to change rapidly, remain calm and don't worry so much. Well, after spending a decade trying MSFT and several flavors of *NIX, someone handed me an Ubuntu disk: Edgy Eft. This was sometime in '06. The installation was the easiest I had ever been through. Then I started finding out how much support and documentation was available. I haven't looked back. Since then I've tried Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and Xubuntu. Right now I run Ubuntu on my laptop and desktop. Normally I dual-boot my desktop with Kubuntu so when the mood suits me I can look for bugs in Kubuntu. The Ubuntu mindset seems to be flexible, fast moving, and above all friendly and helpful. It's a great thing to be a part of. I'm proud to be part of the Hottest LoCo on Earth: the Arizona LoCo Team. The AZ LoCo has some great leaders in John Crawford (johnc4510) and Craig Eddy (tyche). There are other members that exhibit the spirit of Ubuntu: Kenny McHenry (kennymc0) and Shane Lofgren (slofgren), among others. I can't name all the members that have helped me in this LoCo and in the Ubuntu Community at large. This spirit of giving has prompted me to give back in any way I can, so here I am.
Team Memberships
Arizona LoCo Team
- Member Since: February 11, 2009
- Ubuntero
- I promote Ubuntu at every opportunity, carrying install CDs everywhere I go and talking to everyone I see using a laptop or PC.
- Active on IRC #ubuntu-us-az.
- Constantly thinking about how to grow this team.
Ubuntu BugSquad
- Member Since: February 12, 2009
- Daily work on finding bugs, finding duplicates, and triaging bugs
- Looking for more ways to help the team
- Monitor #ubuntu-bugs-announce
Ubuntu LoCo Enthusiasts
- Member Since: February 12, 2009
Continue to inform Ubuntu using friends of the importance of LoCo Teams
- Carry the message of Free and Open software wherever I can
Do everything asked of me by my LoCo team
Ubuntu Users
- Member Since: February 12, 2009
- 'Nuff said
Ubuntu Cyclists
- Member Since: February 12, 2009
Ubuntu 64-bit
- Member Since: February 12, 2009
Kubuntu Bugs
- Member Since: February 19, 2009
- Daily work on finding bugs, finding duplicates, and triaging bugs
- Looking for more ways to help the team
- spend time on #kubuntu-bugs
5 A Day Participants
- Member Since: February 21, 2009
Kubuntu Users
- Via Kubuntu Bugs
US Teams Project
Via Arizona LoCo Team
Current Level Of Involvement
Installfests
Participaarted: Intrepid InstallFest in Tucson: Tucson Intrepid InstallFest
Participated: InstallFest 28 February 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 29 March 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 25 April 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 23 May 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 22 August 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 26 September 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 24 October 2009 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 25 January 2010 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Participated: InstallFest 20 February 2010 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Co-organizer: InstallFest 20 March 2010 at The Tempe Escalante Community Center.
Participated: InstallFest 27 March 2010 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Co-organizer: InstallFest 10 April 2010 at The Tempe Escalante Community Center.
Participated: InstallFest 24 April 2010 at The University of Advancing Technologies, Tempe.
Organizer - Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 Release Party
Co-organizer - A New Installfest Model
Member - Ubuntu News Team
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Moderator - AZ LoCo Weekly Meeting [IRC] - Call the meeting to order, ask for and announce first-time attendees, make team announcements, ask for any news, plan and discuss upcoming events & ask for suggestions and updates, ask for announcements from The Phoenix Linux Users Group Rep., adjourn meeting if no more discussion is needed.
My Goals With Ubuntu
- My Short Term Goals
- Become an Ubuntu Member
Help increase the AZ LoCo contribute locally and to the Ubuntu Community - Ongoing.
Join the Staff of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (Completed)
- My Long Term Goals
- Continue to promote Ubuntu and Open Source wherever I can
Always live by the Ubuntu Code of Conduct
- Improve on Launchpad Karma
Help AZ LoCo expand to educate the public about the benefits of Ubuntu Linux.
Help the UWN expand and reach more of the Community.
- Find better ways to advertise Installfests so my community can better benefit from Ubuntu Linux.
Testimonials
JohnCrawford - Scott is a great Ubuntu example. He has worked very hard for the Arizona team, he is in our IRC channel constantly and gives a welcome or lends a helping hand to anyone needing it, he has help out or organized several installfest, and he has also started volunteering with the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. If there is something that needs attention, Scott is the go to guy. Scott follows the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. I give Scott my wholehearted backing and vote for Ubuntu Membership.
Sean Fenton - Owner, Breakwater Networks, Oklahoma City, OK (service@breakwaternetworks.com): Scott has been a friend of mine for many years. He is very intelligent, naturally inquisitive and a social butterfly (a people person, if you like). This makes him a great fit for the community. After a couple years as a user, exploring the *buntus and getting to know the system on his computers, he's refocusing his energy on benefiting the community and operating system he loves best. Watch out, bugs, your days are numbered.
Craig A. Eddy (tyche@ubuntu.com): Scott is an active go-getter. He has constantly tried to provide a steady contribution to the Team and the wider Ubuntu community. He is friendly, outgoing, and able to get other people involved in his projects. Yet he isn't overpowering, or trying to take over a group, but rather supports the group and it's leaders whoever they may be. The questions he asks are good, and the answers he provides to others are just as good. I feel privileged to have been associated with him.
Kenny McHenry (kennymc0@ubuntu.com): Every time I turn around Scott seems to be involved with a new project with the team or the community as a whole. He isn't the kind of person to go and step on toes and steal leadership from people, rather he helps whenever he can and helps anyone shoulder any resposiblity that they can't quite handle on their own. You can always see him at an install fest, and if you ask nicely enough, he may even give you a ride to one. Scott can be a great asset to the team and the community as a whole now and will contiune to be in the future.